Tag: bernard madoff

“The known list of victims grows longer and more star-studded by the day”

December 23, 2008

Madoff pulled of the dubious “honor” of “Con of the Century”.  Do you think he will spend even one day behind bars?  Or even handcuffed? (I had a poll here, but Poll Daddy no longer works since the WordPress “upgrade”.) Perhaps the biggest warning sign was the secrecy with which the investment business was conducted. … More “The known list of victims grows longer and more star-studded by the day”

"The known list of victims grows longer and more star-studded by the day"

December 23, 2008

Madoff pulled of the dubious “honor” of “Con of the Century”.  Do you think he will spend even one day behind bars?  Or even handcuffed? (I had a poll here, but Poll Daddy no longer works since the WordPress “upgrade”.) Perhaps the biggest warning sign was the secrecy with which the investment business was conducted. … More "The known list of victims grows longer and more star-studded by the day"

Yet Another “Wall Street” Scam, This Time About $380M

December 14, 2008

Marc S. Dreier knew the 45th-floor conference room of Solow Realty well. He had been in it many times as a trusted lawyer for the company’s founder. So nothing seemed amiss when he showed up one afternoon in October and told a receptionist he had a meeting with her boss, people associated with Solow say. … More Yet Another “Wall Street” Scam, This Time About $380M

Yet Another "Wall Street" Scam, This Time About $380M

December 14, 2008

Marc S. Dreier knew the 45th-floor conference room of Solow Realty well. He had been in it many times as a trusted lawyer for the company’s founder. So nothing seemed amiss when he showed up one afternoon in October and told a receptionist he had a meeting with her boss, people associated with Solow say. … More Yet Another "Wall Street" Scam, This Time About $380M

Bernard Madoff, ex-head of the Nasdaq stock market, pulls off $50B Wall Street Scam

December 13, 2008

Hundreds of people are thought to have invested with Mr Madoff, among them international banks, hedge funds and wealthy private investors – who are all trying to find out the cost of the alleged fraud. Spanish newspapers said the leading bank Santander had invested with Mr Madoff. Bramdean Alternatives, a UK-based asset management company run … More Bernard Madoff, ex-head of the Nasdaq stock market, pulls off $50B Wall Street Scam